Poseidon's Skill Order

Tidal Surge

Trident

Whirlpool

Release The Kraken!

Purchase Order

Super Fast/Attack Speed ADC
Notes Late game sell your boots and buy Hastened Ring (you don't have to wait to buy Elixir of Speed since the rings provide the MS you need).

This build was made to be funny to play, however, it isn't troll, it works. Recommended for casual only!

Shoes of Focus

Bancroft's Talon

Demonic Grip

Telkhines Ring

Gem of Isolation

Rod of Tahuti

Introduction

Hi everyone, my name is x MysTeRioN z. I play this game on Xbox one.
Today, I'm here to help you play with the god of seas (or seamen (hehehe)).

Art by Zennore via DeviantArt

"The Ocean calls my name!" - Poseidon

I'm open to suggestions to make this guide even better, so don't forget to like this guide (if you liked) and tell me what I should improve, what I should change and if this guide was helpful for you.

So, Let's go!!!

Pros / Cons

"You're shark bait" - Poseidon

Pros:

High damage

Good CCs

Very useful in teamfights

Strong late game

Good Basic attacks + Good Skills

Easy to carry

Sexy voice on Riptide skin

Most memorable phrase in the game

Cons:

Bad early game

Doesn't have a true escape

You need to hit exactly the center of Kraken

Very annoying to fight against

Too much Mid-Late Game

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details about pros/cons

Pros

High Damage
All Poseidon's kit has a good amount of damage meaning you can easily kill anyone. Your basics with Trident are very strong, his pool and wave does also a considerable damage and when you hit the center of kraken happens a big burst damage!

Very useful in teamfights
Yeah, due all the damage and CC, has a Poseidon on your team is almost always welcome.

Strong late game
Just like most part os late-game mages, Poseidon has a strong late game (when all his build is full) and he can really carry at late game due the high damage and CCs.

Good Basic attacks + Good Skills
Poseidon is one of the unique gods capable of have both basic attacks and abilities strong. At late game your basic really hurts and your skills even more.

Easy to carry
He has one of the easiest mechanics in the game and you can quick learn how to use him very well plus his high damage and CC's makes him the easiest carry mid laner (someone capable to carry bad teammates).

Sexy voice on Riptide skin
Come on, listen to it here, it's impossible you don't like it (mainly the "You're shark bait!"). When some one plays with this skin, every call is a pleasure to listen.

Most memorable phrase in the game
RELEASE THE KRAKEN!

Cons

Bad early game
Extreme mana hungry early game and you don't have so much damage. So it's easy get yourself without mana (and without damage since you can't cast skills).

Doesn't have a true escape
Your "escape" is use Trident to gain some movespeed and try to go away, so if you are at a bad position and be caught, bye bye. Also since you are mana hungry, it's very easy see yourself being not able to use Trident.

You need to hit exactly the center of Kraken
If for some reason you miss the center of kraken you will see that you wasted the ultimate 'cause you probably do more damage with your normal skills and basic attacks

Very annoying to fight against
More for Joust and Duel. Fight against him may be very annoying since he can run away from you and easily apply Gem of Isolation to stick on you/keep you away of him.

Kind of Mid-Late Game
Only when you have both pen and cooldown (usually Spear of the Magus and Chronos' Pendant) that you really start doing a good amount of damage and be a killing machine.

A decent passive for a mage. Gives you extra movespeed to keep you alive/run away from threats and also extra power on your skills enhancing your burst power. Try to hit as many basic attacks as you can to stack this passive and try to keep it as higher as you can. Remember that Trident provides a big help stacking this but watch out with your mana!

Poseidon brings a wave to the battle field and it travels in a line, damaging all enemies it hits a knocking back them.

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A line skill that knock back enemies. Nothing special. Can be useful to try to make enemy gods stop chasing you giving them a little knockback or for simply damage proposes. You may suffer a little at the beginning 'cause this attack is a little slow so you will need practice (and lucky) to hit far targets.

Poseidon turns his trident allowing him fire extra 2 shots on each basic attack. Additionally, Poseidon gains movespeed to race around the map. All these buffs have a lifetime of 6secs.

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Useful skill that enhance your basic attacks. After using your other skills, this is a nice way to finish your target. Use with moderation at early/mid game due the mana consumption to help you stack your passive. Due the movement speed it provides, you may activate this when someone comes to kill you.

Poseidon creates a Whirlpool that cripples and bring enemies to the center of it.

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Nice area skill capable to kill to clear an entire wave. Put it in the middle of the wave. Also the cripple it provides can really save you, or mess with enemies dependent of movement-abilities like Tyr. A good tactic is cast this skill first, to cripple enemies and then the kraken.

Poseidon release the kraken, that damages and slow all enemies in the area after a short preparation time. People in the center of kraken take the damage twice and are also stunned and knocked up into the air.

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If you hit exactly the center, probably one of the best skills in the game. Knockup + stun and a big damage! As said, try to cast Whirlpool first, crippling enemies and then you cast this skill because this skills takes a few seconds to be casted and if the enemy has a movement skill he can easily go away at least of the center. If you miss the center of kraken, you will see that this skills doesn't provide much damage or bonus since the slow minimum.

Skill Order

Standard Leveling Up Order (For Conquest)

Start with Tidal Surge due the lower cooldown and same damage of Whirlpool.

After that, follow this priority

(For wave clear and high damage while cripples the enemy)

(For movespeed and increase your passive)

(For damage proposing only)

As soon as available to enhance the damage

Burst Damage Leveling Up Order

(For wave clear and high damage while cripples the enemy)

(For extra damage on your combo)

(For movespeed and increase your passive)

As soon as available to enhance the damage

Skills Combos

Wave clear

More than enough to clear the wave. Put Whirlpool in the center of the wave to clear it and finish with Tidal Surge if you really feel you need it 'cause you will waste so much mana clearing the wave so I recommend finish with basic attacks whenever possible. With Book of Thoth full stacked you will have a lot of mana so then you can start casting this without think about your mana.

Poking your enemy

Whirlpool will force your enemy stop hitting you (mainly with basic attacks) and start to move out of it, then you upgrade your Trident and try to hit him with all three basics.

Killing your enemy

Whirlpool will cripple your enemy while does damage, then you RELEASE THE KRAKEN! and since your enemy are crippled you can put the center exactly on your enemy, then after the knockup you fire Tidal Surge and activates Trident to gain some movespeed to chase the enemy and some extra basic attacks.

How to play

Early Game

You are VERY WEAK and a easy target until level 2/3/4 and 5, SO AVOID FIGHT.

Try to clear the wave as soon as possible, and try to don't take damage from the wave. If the enemy cleared his wave first, retreat to your tower.

High recommend you take the damage buff. If you see that there is a chance of the enemy take your buff, then do it even before your jungler comes. If this chance is not possible, wait for him.

In teamfights try to participate from some distance and run for your life using Trident if someone focus you.

PUT WARDS ON THE MAP to avoid be Ganked!!

Poke your enemy as soon as possible (See the "poking combo" on Combos Section) and be careful doing it, he might call for help and put you in seriously trouble.

FOCUS ON FARMING, you need to get big as soon as possible so every farm you see, do it if possible (camps or minions waves), especially the camps on the right and left side of mid lane.

Be careful to don't die. IF THE ENEMY GETS BIGGER THAN YOU, YOU WILL SUFFER SO MUCH.

Ask for help every time you need, and don't do anything that can compromise yourself.

Remember that you have a low health pool and 0 defenses early game so "be smart"

Mid Game

Now you do a decent damage, probably you are killing a minions wave without problems using Whirlpool.

Now it's time to become a little aggressive. Your damage scales very well now (mainly with the build I did). You will see your basic attacks (with Trident) doing very good basic attacks and it surprises the most part of the enemy. Squishy target should be dying extremely easy for you if you hit your entire combo (including the center of kraken). Time to shine.

REMEMBER THAT OBJECTIVES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN KILLS, so it's time to start do rotate, taking down towers, and kill with your team jungle bosses such as gold fury and fire giant.

ALWAYS try to participate of teamfights now, 'cause your skills ARE VERY USEFUL to the team and do a VERY GOOD damage.

Now it's a nice moment to start rotate to surprise enemies and release some krakens!!!

Late Game

Time to group up.

Now you are stronger than ever so, time to keep shining.

Use wisely your skills now 'cause they are powerful and can change the games's destiny.

Stay with your team helping them and now, more than ever, participate in the team fights combining your skills with theirs.

Unfortunately, you are very squishy, so YOU DIE VERY FAST at late game, BUT, you can counter it by playing safe behind your teammates. So, as long as you don't try to be a front line and stay together with you team you will still being a killing machine.

As you should notice, a single Whirlpool combined with the center of the kraken can also kill a full health squishy target, so use it wisely.

Try to keep you passive always full or almost full 'cause if someone turn to you, you can active Ayrton Senna mode, I mean... Trident and just run away.

Builds and Itemization

Builds

Builds

Standard Build Example

This build will provide you some good damage. Starting with the shoes, I chose Shoes of Focus, 'cause Poseidon can really benefit from the cooldown provided and the mana is also good due he is mana hungry early game. Next you usually can build Spear of the Magus to get some early pen. This item will provide you early pen a total of 65 flat pen, which is more than the enemy will have, meaning that you will apply TRUE DAMAGE, with 0 mitigations, a Whirlpool with one or two ticks followed by a kraken will apply true damage on the kraken!!!. Shoes of the Magi can be also considered if you are looking for even more pen, but I think it's unnecessary in most cases. Gem of Isolation will keep you safe/ make you able to stick to targets since it is extremely easy to apply, even with basic attacks using Trident. Right after you will build Chronos' Pendant, giving you some cooldown reduction to spam some abilities and let you release more krakens. Spear of Desolation will give you good amount of power, CDR, penetration (even more). I build this 'cause I think it will be good, the stats are good although the passive isn't. For last but not least Shaman's Ring will amplify your basic attacks and skills applying 10% extra damage after the first skill, so a simple Whirlpool + Trindent or kraken will do a decent extra damage and also you don't have problems applying your skills due the low cooldown. Plus the movespeed are welcome due you don't have a real escape. Consider change Spear of the Magus into Obsidian Shard late game.

Alternative Build Example

Starting with the classic Book of Thoth, it will give to you nice mana pool and some decent power with the conversion of mana into power. I chose Shoes of Focus, 'cause Poseidon can really benefit from the cooldown provided and the mana is also good due he is mana hungry early game and also combine well with BoT passive. Next you usually can build Spear of the Magus to get some pen. This item will provide you early pen a total of 65 flat pen, which is more than the enemy will have, meaning that you will apply TRUE DAMAGE, damage with 0 mitigations, a Whirlpool with one or two ticks followed by a kraken will apply true damage on the kraken!!!. Gem of Isolation will keep you safe/ make you able to stick to targets since it is extremely easy to apply, even with basic attacks using Trident. Right after you will build Chronos' Pendant, giving you more cooldowns to spam some abilities and let you release more krakens. For last but not least Book of the Dead brings you survivability giving you a shield (around 500 hp) for some seconds to keep you alive even when facing bursts. Also the item stats are helpful with BoT too.

Anti-Heal Build Example

I chose Shoes of Focus, 'cause Poseidon can really benefit from the cooldown provided and the mana is also good due he is mana hungry early game and also combine well with BoT passive. Next you usually can build Spear of the Magus to get some pen. This item will provide you early pen a total of 65 flat pen, which is more than the enemy will have, meaning that you will apply TRUE DAMAGE, damage with 0 mitigations, a Whirlpool with one or two ticks followed by a kraken will apply true damage on the kraken!!!. With you pen ready, you will notice that the enemy healer will start to be a problem, then you go and build Divine Ruin, removing a good part of his healing. Gem of Isolation will keep you safe/ make you able to stick to targets since it is extremely easy to apply, even with basic attacks using Trident. Right after you will build Chronos' Pendant, giving you more cooldowns to spam some abilities and let you release more krakens. For last but not least Shaman's Ring will amplify your basic attacks and skills applying 10% extra damage after the first skill, so a simple Whirlpool + Trindent or kraken will do a decent extra damage and also you don't have problems applying your skills due the low cooldown. Plus the movespeed are welcome due you don't have a real escape. Consider change Spear of the Magus into Obsidian Shard late game.

Final Considerations

"You are shark bait!" - Poseidon

My conclusion is that Poseidon is a good and easy god to play and is very welcome on mid lane and can be fun play with him as ADC. Building him right and playing with him right I'm almost sure you will always has a positive KD and will have a good match.

Following the guide I posted here you will do a nice job with him.

So let's go now, let's release a lot of krakens!

Special Thanks:

Zennore - The guy who did this amazing arts of Cute Poseidon on the headers

Well I wouldn't use it. You usually cast your 3 then kraken, then 1 or 2 (or both), so I really don't if would be that useful since his combos are usually applied very quickly without a basic attack between the casts. I wouldn't recommend it, there are better options though it can work in some cases if you look for (even more) burst.

Hello
I've been playing Poseidon for a while now and I find this guide to be quite helpful.
Also it's done in quality manner so I upvoted it.
I personally i found out that for me getting as much Cool down reduction as fast as possible is essential to get as many Krakens released as possible.
I go for Shoes with CDR then Spear CDR then Chronos CDR. I take spear first due to the flat pen. Then i look what my opponent is building and what map I'm playing Joust Clash etc. I tend to go for Tahuti and/or lifesteal but really depends on situation and what I'm playing with and against.

Thank you for you're guide and I hope you will keep this updated since I and mostly others too find this guide helpful.
May the Tide always be on you're side!

First of all a guide idea is: "Give some basic information about the character and how you should play with him". You should always adapt the builds and comments on a guide to your match.

Talking about the things you said, CDR is necessary on Poseidon, however, in my most matches I felt that not that early. Chronos' Pendant is an expensive item and as said, you rush to use Release The Kraken! often, but, doing it early on you will make yourself dependent of this skill like, oh I have kraken lets go or oh I don't have the kraken, I wont go.

I found Gem of Isolation much more helpful due its slow, very easy to apply keeping you closer/away for the enemies and it has more helpful early game stats than just CDR + Power. Poseidon isn't Discordia who needs CDR 'cause the skills has long timers and totally dependent of them.

I didn't actually make it. I just found it and wanted to share it with you.

Anyway, the reason for sharing on your Poseidon guide: i played a match with Poseidon. I was initially gonna do your book of thoth build, but did a variation of it. Kind of. Was wondering how soul gem would work on him. Maybe itd would help with his burst on the 3-4 combo.

So i understand the preferred lifesteal item is Bancroft but why isn't soul gem suggested on him?

There's nothing wrong with it. The Trident 2 extra shots are the "skill", the middle one remains Poseidon basic attack. Honestly I think it's impossible don't apply/stack it with this skill since you would have to miss both side attacks and hit only the middle one, so we can say that, yes, Trident stacks/applies Soul Gem.

Im gonna be honest, not sure what the thought process for some of these builds were, especially building book of thoth.

First build: Telkhines should straight up just be shaman's ring. Your build also caps cdr. Sell cdr boots and magus lategame for pen boots and obsidian shard, as the flat pen from magi boots and deso should be enough for squishies.

2nd build: Why get book of thoth and give yourself such a weak early game?

3rd build: Swap Telkhines for Shamans.

4th build: Getting Bancrofts in a tank shred build... I would Switch place of pendant and bancrofts around and trade bancrofts for tahuti if you want a "tank shred" build. Maybe even Reaver over tahuti but I don't know how much damage you still get from Reaver after nerfs.

5th build: Building warlocks staff on most mages is not a good option, that goes for poseidon too.

Im gonna be honest, not sure what the thought process for some of these builds were.

Neither me :v

Does Shaman worth as a late game item?

Just trying to offer some different builds. Some times you can be ahead and want to stack book and make yourself even stronger late game.

K

Reaver is not doing a good amount of damage in mages that spam skills. I used to take around 300~400 damage from it and now in the same situations it is doing only 150~200. However mages that doesn't spam skill it still good.

This build was made to hold some burst damage due the high HP you will have. Might be useful when there is a Loki on the match.

A nice point, as I said, I'm waiting season 6 to go in depth on item discuss. I like and prefer focus due the mana and cdr, 2 helpful things on him to have often Trident for escape/damage and his mana consumption that is high. Although, I can't deny that magi is a great option too for high early pressure. So the player can choose what he wants, early pressure and be more aggressive or survive and be more passive. I'll put a mention on notes about it.

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